OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled study. Participants are stratified according to baseline body fat percentage and age (18 to 24 years vs 25 to 30 years). Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention arms.

Arm I: Participants exercise for 30 minutes 5 times a week. The intensity of exercise is increased every 4 weeks. The exercise regimen continues for up to 4 menstrual cycles.

No medication that would prohibit participation in a vigorous program of weight-bearing aerobic exercise

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00393172

Locations

United States, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55108

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute